EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES, AN ALTERNATIVE TO METHYL BROMIDE ON DIFFERENT STAGES OF SAW TOOTHED GRAIN BEETLES, Oryzaphilus surinamiensis (L.) (Coleptera: Silvanidae)
El-Mohandes, M., Hashem, M., Hussain, A., Ghazy, S. (2014). EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES, AN ALTERNATIVE TO METHYL BROMIDE ON DIFFERENT STAGES OF SAW TOOTHED GRAIN BEETLES, Oryzaphilus surinamiensis (L.) (Coleptera: Silvanidae). EKB Journal Management System, 5(10), 919-929. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.88008
M. El-Mohandes; M. Hashem; A. Hussain; S. Ghazy. "EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES, AN ALTERNATIVE TO METHYL BROMIDE ON DIFFERENT STAGES OF SAW TOOTHED GRAIN BEETLES, Oryzaphilus surinamiensis (L.) (Coleptera: Silvanidae)". EKB Journal Management System, 5, 10, 2014, 919-929. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.88008
El-Mohandes, M., Hashem, M., Hussain, A., Ghazy, S. (2014). 'EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES, AN ALTERNATIVE TO METHYL BROMIDE ON DIFFERENT STAGES OF SAW TOOTHED GRAIN BEETLES, Oryzaphilus surinamiensis (L.) (Coleptera: Silvanidae)', EKB Journal Management System, 5(10), pp. 919-929. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.88008
El-Mohandes, M., Hashem, M., Hussain, A., Ghazy, S. EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES, AN ALTERNATIVE TO METHYL BROMIDE ON DIFFERENT STAGES OF SAW TOOTHED GRAIN BEETLES, Oryzaphilus surinamiensis (L.) (Coleptera: Silvanidae). EKB Journal Management System, 2014; 5(10): 919-929. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2014.88008

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES, AN ALTERNATIVE TO METHYL BROMIDE ON DIFFERENT STAGES OF SAW TOOTHED GRAIN BEETLES, Oryzaphilus surinamiensis (L.) (Coleptera: Silvanidae)

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology
Article 3, Volume 5, Issue 10, October 2014, Page 919-929  XML PDF (415.51 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2014.88008
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Authors
M. El-Mohandes1; M. Hashem2; A. Hussain3; S. Ghazy1
1Environment and Bio-agriculture Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo, Egypt.
2Department of Economic Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt.
3Department of Economic Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract
 
The present study aims to evaluate effectiveness the modified atmospheres of larvae and adults of the saw-toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis based on either high carbon dioxide (CO2) contents or high nitrogen (N2) contents at optimum conditions (25°C and 65±5 % RH). The experiments were carried out using 20, 40, and 50% CO2 as well as 97 and 98% N2 gases in the air at different exposure periods.
The mortality was recorded at exposure periods; 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96, 120 and 144 h. Results showed that the larvae and adults mortalities of O. surinamensis responded to modified atmospheres (MAs) enriched with either CO2 or N2 and increased significantly (P < 0.01) with increasing either exposure time length or gas concentration. MAs enriched with N2 were more effective than those contained CO2. Modified atmospheres tested had strong effects against all stages of O. surinamensis. Six days were adequate to kill larvae and adults completely under all tested modified atmospheres contained different concentrations of CO2. Five days were required to kill larvae were required completely under the two modified atmospheres contained 97 and 98% N2 whereas 72 h to kill adults under the same concentrations.           
Keywords
Methyl bromide; Date palm fruits; Carbon dioxide; Nitrogen; Oryzaephilus surinamensis
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